Suzanne Birt (Charlottetown, PEI) lost
6-4 to
Un-Chi Gim (Gyeonggido, KOR) in the Final of the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, held December 6 - 8, 2019 at the Thistle St. Andrews Curling Club in Saint John, Canada. To advance to the championship game, Birt won
7-2 over
Nova Scotia's Tanya Hilliard in the semifinals of the 2019 Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada; and won
5-4 over
Chenyi Wang (Beijing, CHN) in the quarterfinals. of the 2019 Jim Sullivan Curling Classic in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada;
Birt finished 4-0 in the 15-team qualifying round. . In their opening game, Birt defeated
Sharon Levesque (Fredericton, NB) 7-3, then won
7-6 against
Sylvie Quillian (moncton, NB) and
7-4 against
Wang. Birt won
8-1 against
Karen Cousins (Saint John, NB) in their final qualifying round match.
With their runner-up finish at the Jim Sullivan Curling Classic, Birt take home
14.186 world rankings points along with the $1,500CDN prize, remaining in 28th place overall on the
World Ranking Standings with a net gain of 2.868 after improving upon their best so far this season. Birt ranks 21st overall on the
Year-to-Date rankings with
126.156 points earned so far this season.
